Romney Campaign spends same as Obama Campaign for HALF the staff.

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15. Mitt's ground game sucks for the same reason he can't attract more people to support his campaign.

He's not a good candidate. People don't want to work for him, because they don't want to have to sell to others a candidate the don't believe in themselves. Many have accused Mittens of being the Teabagger candidate, but the baggers don't trust him despite all his pandering (yes, they'll vote for him, but their support is a mile wide and an inch deep). At this point in the election, he shouldn't be trying to sure up his own base, and yet he still is.

Does Mitt have to pay people more to work for him because he's not a good candidate? Sure. Is the core issue how much he's paying them, or how good a candidate he actually is? I think that's clear.

You can say that big salaries and bonuses for his staffers are evidence that his support is not strong (even among his workers), but that's like standing in the middle of a blizzard saying that you can tell it's cold because your friend is wearing mittens.